i removed the bushing for my rear LCA (as some of you might have read, i broke the bolt that holds the strut in)

the bushing came out easy cuz of the way that i cut the strut bracket, i was able to use the nut that is welded onto the the strut and torque it til the rubber tore... then i used pliers to tear the rest of the big stuff out and a torch/razor blade to clean the rest out.

NOW, my questions is.... is there a metal sleeve that goes all the way around this stuff and is directly against the LCA or is that just a lip? i dont wanna hammer away at this and find out that its just a groove machined into the LCA... hopefully some of you know what im talking about cuz taking a pic wont be very effective.

thanks!